Screenmaxxing: why Hollywood is supersizing the big screen experience

With Imax more popular than ever, a new way to watch movies – HDR by Barco – has been quietly rolling out but what difference does it really make?

US Congress passes 10-day extension of surveillance law amid Republican infighting

Trump repeatedly demanded that Republicans unify to pass a longer extension of the Fisa warrantless spying law

The man who saw the future: the legacy of cultural theorist Mark Fisher

Touching on everything from late-stage capitalism to Adele, the work of the late writer is proving increasingly influential. Now a documentary on him is looking to live up to his ideals

UK’s OnlyFans tops $3bn valuation amid talks to sell stake to US investor

Adult video platform to sell minority stake to increase stability after death of its owner Leonid Radvinsky

‘Gamified’ versions of Bondi terror attack circulated online, Australia’s eSafety commissioner says

The online safety regulator also identified bystander videos of the antisemitic massacre on X, Instagram, Threads and some fringe websites

Finance leaders warn over Mythos as UK banks prepare to use powerful Anthropic AI tool

Release of new Claude model, so far limited to US firms, will expand to British institutions in coming days

Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings to leave streaming service

Chair’s decision to not seek re-election ‘not as a result of any disagreement’, company says in filing

Couture review – Angelina Jolie’s courageously personal turn adds depth to fashion-world drama

Jolie has star power as an American film-maker who gets diagnosed with breast cancer while filming in a blandly drawn Paris fashion show

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey to Despicable Me: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell go on a magical quest to save their heartbroken souls. And before its return this summer, go back to the start of the super-fun franchise that gave the world the Minions

I’ll make up a whopper you can’t refuse! Why do we love to believe cinema’s best lines were improvised?

From The Godfather to Saltburn, the internet is awash with claims that actors are ditching the script and making it up as they go along. What’s behind our desire to invest in these behind-the-scenes ‘secrets’?

The Plague review – water polo camp turns into tween hellscape with impressive stylistic bite

With Fincher-like intent, director Charlie Polinger scopes out concealed psychological depths in a debut that sees the laws of the jungle play out

US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret

Legally questionable confidentiality clause adopted almost word for word from demands of Microsoft and trade groups

Media coverage of violence against women reaches ‘dismal’ low, report finds

Analysis finds stories citing terms of misogynistic abuse fell to 1.3% of global online news in 2025

Liz Kendall urges UK public to embrace AI as government makes first £500m fund investment

Technology secretary plays down fears over jobs and cyber security as stake taken in British startup

‘He’d gaze at the stars and go: I’m gonna be up there one day’: Prince by those who knew him best, 10 years after his death

From lurid pranks and late-night drives, to why playing in the Revolution was like joining the marines – Prince’s friends and collaborators recount their memories of one of the music world’s most majestic and mercurial performers